Wilder
2 countries#429 in United States, 2025US
#429
in United States, 2025
SCOT
#762
in Scotland, 2025
Total births recorded
8,844
Peak year (United States)
2021
Peak-year count
978
First recorded
1914
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Wilder was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotland
Country by country
United States
8,835 births recorded 1914–2025 · currently #429 · peaked in 2021 with 978 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
9 births recorded 2023–2025 · currently #762 · peaked in 2023 with 3 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Wilder’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2979 | — |
| 2007 | #2304 | ↑675 |
| 2008 | #2237 | ↑67 |
| 2009 | #3045 | ↓808 |
| 2010 | #2069 | ↑976 |
| 2011 | #2129 | ↓60 |
| 2012 | #1657 | ↑472 |
| 2013 | #1340 | ↑317 |
| 2014 | #1313 | ↑27 |
| 2015 | #958 | ↑355 |
| 2016 | #726 | ↑232 |
| 2017 | #572 | ↑154 |
| 2018 | #527 | ↑45 |
| 2019 | #485 | ↑42 |
| 2020 | #426 | ↑59 |
| 2021 | #366 | ↑60 |
| 2022 | #374 | ↓8 |
| 2023 | #421 | ↓47 |
| 2024 | #390 | ↑31 |
| 2025 | #429 | ↓39 |
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